Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
3.5
NE
4
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
8
ENE
7
ENE
8.5
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)151515141414131313131313131314151514141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165216311432141516531722158918473567533777867906103811086710622174542518220459277341980412467708436751968
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
45
SE
35
WSW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.73
12:54PM
1.60
1:35AM
1.69
1:50PM
1.56
2:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.47
6:55AM
0.62
7:10PM
0.52
7:51AM
0.65
8:06PM
0.55
8:49AM
0.64
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:02-------6:01
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1------------1371216113-11
Temp. °C181718181919191919191919191920202021212121212020
Feels °C (?)181718171716161616141413131314141315141618191817
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